Book description
“A fascinating and beautifully written love letter to water. I was enchanted by this book." —Rebecca Skloot, bestselling author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
We swim in freezing Arctic waters and piranha-infested rivers to test our limits. We swim for pleasure, for exercise, for healing. But humans,…
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1 author picked Why We Swim as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
My wife and I felt a kinship with Bonnie when we discovered her writing, or maybe she was just the person we wanted to be.
She is a New York Times journalist, a surfer, and a swimmer. Although she lives in San Francisco, she has spent some time living in Australia (Sydney, where we live), and she has experienced some of our local swimming spots, as well as many in California (her locals).
In this book, Bonnie artfully expresses the intangible feelings many of us feel about swimming and water and how we engage with it as humans. The best…
From Dillon's list on The best books that will inspire you to get outside and explore the natural world.
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